The Organisation and Administration of Physical Education

Abstract

DR. WILLIAMS urges the necessity for physical education to be placed on a scientific foundation, and gives such a basis with a wealth of detail which is rarely associated with the subject. Indeed, it is carried to an extent which, in Great Britain, is unnecessary. The chapter on health and efficiency is the least scientific; little reliance can be placed on tests involving such factors as height and weight charts, and the ratio of the girth of the arm to that of the chest. The general purpose of the book is good, and it should provide a stimulus to interest in physical education.